Cervelo goes Wild in prologue (Full results)
Wild, Armstrong go 1-2 in opening stage, Columbia-HTC 3-4
The Cervelo TestTeam delivered a 1-2 punch to the women's field in the opening prologue of the 20th Giro Donne on Friday. In the late evening event, Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild powered to the stage win with four seconds over teammate and Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong in the 2.5km test.
Team Columbia-HTC took the next two spots with Dane Linda Villumsen and German Ina Teutenberg coming in just fractions of a second behind Armstrong, and a a half second ahead of Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
American Katharine Carroll (US National Team) put in a strong effort to place sixth ahead of Swede Susanne Ljungskog (Flexpoint). Two other Flexpoint riders came in the next two spots, with Iris Slappendel and Trine Schmidt edging out Columbia-HTC's Chantal Beltman.
Defending race champion Fabiana Luperini finished 17 seconds behind Wild.
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:03:06 |
2 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:04 |
3 | Linda Melanie Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:04 |
4 | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:05 |
5 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:05 |
6 | Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team | 0:00:06 |
7 | Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:06 |
8 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:06 |
9 | Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:06 |
10 | Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:06 |
11 | Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:07 |
12 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:07 |
13 | Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:08 |
14 | Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:09 |
15 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:09 |
16 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:09 |
17 | Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:09 |
18 | Amber Neben (USA) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:10 |
19 | Alessandra D' Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:10 |
20 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:10 |
21 | Sarah Duster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:10 |
22 | Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team | 0:00:10 |
23 | Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:11 |
24 | Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:11 |
25 | Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:11 |
26 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | 0:00:12 |
27 | Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:12 |
28 | Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data | 0:00:12 |
29 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:12 |
30 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia | 0:00:12 |
31 | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:12 |
32 | Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:13 |
33 | Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:13 |
34 | Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:13 |
35 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:14 |
37 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:14 |
38 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:15 |
39 | Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:15 |
40 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:15 |
41 | Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:15 |
42 | Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:15 |
43 | Meredith Miller (USA) US National Team | 0:00:15 |
44 | Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia | 0:00:15 |
45 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:15 |
46 | Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team | 0:00:16 |
47 | Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:16 |
48 | Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team | 0:00:16 |
49 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:16 |
50 | Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:16 |
51 | Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:16 |
52 | Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:16 |
53 | Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:16 |
54 | Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:16 |
55 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:16 |
56 | Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:17 |
57 | Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:17 |
58 | Shara Gillon (Aus) Australia | 0:00:17 |
59 | Viktoria Vologdina (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:17 |
60 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:17 |
61 | Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National Team | 0:00:17 |
62 | Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:18 |
63 | Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:18 |
64 | Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:18 |
65 | Belinda Goss (Aus) Australia | 0:00:18 |
66 | Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:18 |
67 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:18 |
68 | Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:18 |
69 | Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:00:18 |
70 | Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:18 |
71 | Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:19 |
72 | Amber Halliday (Aus) Australia | 0:00:19 |
73 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:19 |
74 | Chloe Hoskings (Aus) Australia | 0:00:19 |
75 | Tetyana Mykhaylova (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:19 |
76 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:20 |
77 | Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:20 |
78 | Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:20 |
79 | Alena Dylko (Blr) Team System Data | 0:00:20 |
80 | Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:20 |
81 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:21 |
82 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Team Flexpoint | 0:00:21 |
83 | Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:21 |
84 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:22 |
85 | Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:22 |
86 | Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:22 |
87 | Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:22 |
88 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:23 |
89 | Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia | 0:00:24 |
90 | Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:24 |
91 | Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:24 |
92 | Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:24 |
93 | Megan Guarnier (USA) US National Team | 0:00:24 |
94 | Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:25 |
95 | Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:25 |
96 | Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:26 |
97 | Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:26 |
98 | Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:26 |
99 | Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:26 |
100 | Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team | 0:00:26 |
101 | Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:27 |
102 | Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:27 |
104 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:27 |
105 | Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System Data | 0:00:27 |
106 | Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:27 |
107 | Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:27 |
108 | Marina Vinnikava (Blr) Team System Data | 0:00:27 |
109 | Uenia Fernades Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:27 |
110 | Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:28 |
111 | Eneritz Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:28 |
112 | Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:28 |
113 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:28 |
114 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:28 |
115 | Aleaksandra Lohvinova (Blr) Team System Data | 0:00:29 |
116 | Odette Bertolin (Ita) Team System Data | 0:00:29 |
117 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:30 |
118 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:30 |
119 | Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino | 0:00:30 |
120 | Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:31 |
121 | Zaira De Luca (Ita) Team System Data | 0:00:32 |
122 | Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:32 |
123 | Olena Oliynik (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:33 |
124 | Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:34 |
125 | Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women | 0:00:35 |
126 | Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:35 |
127 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:36 |
128 | Silvia Trovellesi (Ita) Team System Data | 0:00:40 |
129 | Alessia Quarta (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:41 |
130 | Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:42 |
131 | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' | 0:00:43 |
132 | Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System | 0:00:51 |
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